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Obesity tied to older adults' risk of falls: study
Wed,28 Dec 2011 06:08 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall -- though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a U.S. study. Falls are often seen as a problem for thin, frail older adults, since their bones are especially prone to fractures, but obesity carries its own risks, said researchers whose findings appeared in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. ...
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Mead Johnson confirms FDA visits in Enfamil probe
Wed,28 Dec 2011 04:25 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. health inspectors this week visited an Enfamil baby formula factory run by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co as part of an investigation into the cause of bacterial infections that killed one infant and sickened another, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. The visit is standard procedure in such investigations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Mead Johnson spokesman Chris Perille. Mead Johnson's own tests have twice found no sign of the bacterium at issue, Cronobacter. ... Full Story | Top |
Iowa's moderate Republicans: an edge for Romney?
Wed,28 Dec 2011 03:45 PM PST
Reuters -  DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa's moderate Republicans are a small and dispirited bunch, but they could provide a vital boost for Mitt Romney in the state's tight kickoff presidential contest. While the Republican White House contenders battle for the state's big but badly split bloc of religious conservatives, Iowa's moderates are a forgotten minority who have coalesced around the candidate they consider their only choice: Romney. But it is uncertain whether they will turn out for him at the caucus votes on January 3, when the state kicks off the Republican nominating fight. ...
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Wall Street ends 5-day rally on renewed euro-zone concerns
Wed,28 Dec 2011 02:43 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday after a hefty year-end rally and the S&P 500 erased gains for the year on renewed concerns about the euro zone's financial health. The selloff followed the euro's slide to an 11-month low against the U.S. dollar as regional debt worries prompted a wave of selling, with thin trading exacerbating volatility. "It seems like the weakness in euro, breaking that $1.30 level, really made investors push that 'sell' button," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist with Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. ...
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Poor kids miss out on playtime, pediatricians say
Wed,28 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children in poor urban neighborhoods need more chances for old-fashioned playtime in their daily lives, says a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A number of experts have raised concerns that children these days have little time for unstructured play -- which, they say, is important for kids' physical and mental development. The new report follows another from the AAP a few years ago, which argued that U.S. suburban children are "overscheduled" with formal classes and lessons, leaving them little time for simple play. ...
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Actavis settles Medicaid fraud case for $84 million
Wed,28 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Actavis Group has reached an $84 million settlement with Texas to resolve civil claims that it defrauded the state's Medicaid program by artificially inflating prices for its generic drugs. The sum is just under half the $170.3 million that a Travis County state jury had ordered Actavis, a privately-held Icelandic company, to pay the state in February. Actavis had appealed that verdict, which followed a three-week trial. In announcing the accord with U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Targeting school and home helps cut risky behaviors
Wed,28 Dec 2011 01:35 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many interventions aimed at preventing drug use and risky sexual behavior in young people haven't worked so well, suggests a new report which also highlights helpful elements of successful programs. Interventions that did work targeted multiple areas of kids' lives, including the classroom, community and home, teaching healthy decision-making skills related to alcohol, drugs and sex. Those programs often lasted for a few years. "To have multiple effects, you can't just have one hour a day for a few weeks and that's it. ... Full Story | Top |
Red meat lovers have more kidney cancer
Wed,28 Dec 2011 01:33 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, suggests a large U.S. study. Researchers found that middle-aged adults who ate the most red meat were 19 percent more likely to be diagnosed with kidney cancer than those who ate the least. A higher intake of chemicals found in grilled or barbecued meat was also linked to increased risk of the disease, they reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "Red meat is an important source for iron (and) it has protein," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
Mead Johnson confirms FDA visits in Enfamil probe
Wed,28 Dec 2011 01:31 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health inspectors have visited facilities operated by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co as part of their investigation into the cause of a bacterial infection that killed an infant in Missouri, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. As part of any follow-up on serious complaints for food products, inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration often visit factories where questionable products were produced or where relevant records are kept, said Mead Johnson spokesman Chris Perille. In the case of 12. ... Full Story | Top |
Venezuela's Chavez: did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer?
Wed,28 Dec 2011 12:09 PM PST
Reuters -  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease. It was a typically controversial statement by Venezuela's socialist leader, who underwent surgery in June to remove a tumor from his pelvis. But he stressed that he was not making any accusations, just thinking aloud. "It would not be strange if they had developed the technology to induce cancer and nobody knew about it until now ... ...
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Exercise doesn't prevent pregnancy-related diabetes
Wed,28 Dec 2011 11:23 AM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial. Researchers in Norway found that when they randomly assigned 855 pregnant women to either exercise three times a week or to stick with regular prenatal care alone, the exercisers were no less likely to develop gestational diabetes. By the third trimester, seven percent of the exercise group had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, versus six percent of the comparison group. ... Full Story | Top |
Cameron favours minimum alcohol price - report
Wed,28 Dec 2011 11:06 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered officials to draw up plans to set a minimum price for alcohol to discourage excessive drinking, a newspaper reported on Wednesday, although the government said no decision has been taken. The Daily Telegraph said the officials have been told to develop a scheme to prevent the sale of alcohol in shops in England at below 40 to 50 pence per unit. That could lead to sharp price rises, particularly for cider and some spirits. ...
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China jails six for selling chemical-tainted pork
Wed,28 Dec 2011 10:27 AM PST
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed six people for producing and selling chemical-tainted pork, state media said on Wednesday, the latest ruling in a food safety scandal. The butchers in the east of the country were convicted of "harming public safety" for producing and selling pork tainted with clenbuterol, a toxic chemical used to produce lean meat, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a court ruling. The six were given terms of up to four years in prison by the court in Nanjing on December 13, it added. ... Full Story | Top |
Actavis settles Medicaid fraud case for $84 million
Wed,28 Dec 2011 10:27 AM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Actavis Group has reached an $84 million settlement with Texas to resolve civil claims that it defrauded the state's Medicaid program by artificially inflating prices for its generic drugs. The sum is just under half the $170.3 million that a Travis County state jury had ordered Actavis, a privately-held Icelandic company, to pay the state in February. Actavis had appealed that verdict, which followed a three-week trial. In announcing the accord with U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Parents show modest gains after smoking programs
Wed,28 Dec 2011 09:48 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one out of every four parents with small children responds to interventions to help them quit smoking, which is slightly better than the one in five parents who would quit without any special help, according to a new study. Researchers say the results should encourage pediatricians to take advantage of their frequent encounters with parents, and try to get them to start a smoking cessation program. ...
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